The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-26
LEGISLATURES OF FLORIDA.
FIRST SESSION UNDER CONSTITUTION
OF 1885.
ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS.


The President in the chair.
A quorum present.
CORRECTION OF THE JOURNAL.
In the 35th line from the top, in first column
request" should appear instead Of "permis-
sion"
INTRODUCTION AND CONFEDERATION OF REseLU-
TIoNa.
Mr.. Delano offered the following concurrent
resolution:
Resosoed By the Senate. the House Of Representa-
sces e0ncurring, That no new business will be
received by either House Of the present Legisla-
ture after the 25th inst, unless by the consent of
two-thirds Of the members of the house in
which said new business is introduced; refer
red to the Special Commi tee on Speedy Legisla
tion
Mr. Stevens offered the following resolution !:
Be It resolucd By the Senate, That clerk be APP
pointed by the President, whose duty il shall be
to index the Journal of the Senate, which index
shall be approved by the Attorney General;
Mr.. Delano introduced Senate bill No. 275 to
prescribe a method for the assessment of fruit
orchards referred
The following joint committee to examine all
enrolled bills were appointed: Messrs. Stevens,
Chandler Washington and Davidson of Dade
The Committee on judiciary reported favOra-
bly, ON Senate bill No. 22l.
P B. STOCKTON.
b. 3. BLACKWELL.
We beg leave to differ with the other gentle
men of this committee, and recommend that the
bill do not pass.
s. r. MALLORY,
CIV. STEVENS.
The Committee on judiciary reported unfa-
vorably Senate bill No $50.
c. w. STEVENS,
P. B. STOCKTON,
B. B. BLACKWELL.
We beg to differ with the gentlemen Of the
majority report OF this committee, and recon-
s. r. MALLORY,
d. 8. WALKER, JR.
The Committee on Judiciary reported favora-
bly, House Joint resolution No. 2, and Senate
bills Nos. 235 and 244.
Mr. Stevens, Chairman of the Committee on
Public Printing, reported unfavorably Senate bill
No. 1886
Mr. Williams, Chairman on Ensrossed Bills
reported Senate bills Nos. 258 and 81, and Sem
ate amendments TO House bill Ne so, correctly
engrossed.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Mr.. McMurray asked consent TO take up Sem
ate bill No. 1853.
Mr.. Bryan moved the adoption of the substi
tute for the original bill agreed to.
The substitute for Senate bill No. 1853 was
read the second time.
menis: In section 8, of Article XII, lines and
8, strike out the following, viz: And TO re-
place other bonds heretofore issued for such
purposes" Add to said section the following,
viz: No property in territory added by this act
to the city o! Jacksonville shall be held liable
for any Indebtedness of the city of Jacksonville
incurred anterior to the approval of this act.
Add the following as
ARTICLE XIV.
Section l. The charters of the cities of Jackson
vile, LaVilla and Fairfield In Duval county, under
which said cities have heretofore been incorpora-
ted are hereby abolished.
Sec. 2. The title, rights and ownership of all
property, uncollected taxes, dues, claims, judg-
ments, DEGREES and chooses In action held or owned
by each of said cities shall pass to and are hereby
vested in the corporation created by this act.
Sec. 8. Nothing in this act shall be so construed
impair the obligation of any existing contract
into which any of said cities has heretofore entered;
agreed to-
Strike out the words first Monday In April, 1887"
wherever It occurs In the bill, and substitute the
following therefor, viz: Second Tuesday in De-
cember, 1887 - agreed to.
Mr. Martin offered the following amendment
Strike out section 4, Article Kill and insert in lieu
thereof: The Collector shall collect all taxes on
real estate as is now provided by law for the col
lection of State and county taxes on real prop
erty;" not agreed to.
Mr.. Walker. Jr.. offered the following amend
ment: Add the following TO the bill; Section .
be held in a way to be provided by the County
Commissioners of Duval county, at which election
all registered voters living within the limits pre-
shall be allowed to vote upon the question wheth
er said charter shall be accepted or rejected.
Pending which committee from the House
of Representatives appeared before the Senate
and announced that the House was ready to
receive the Senate in Joint Session to vote for
United States Senator.
The President announced that the Senate
would now proceed TO the Hall of the House Of
Represen tatives.
JOINT SESSION.
At 10 o'clock NJ the Senate entered the Hall
OF the House of Representatives and were re-
ceived by the House.
The President announced that quorum of
both Houses were present.
Mr.. Saxon moved that the Joint Session do
now proceed to vote for United States Senator
agreed to.
was:
For Perry-Messrs. Blackwell, Chaires, Judge,
Lee, Mann, Miller, Moreno, Orman and Wild
den-9.
For Bloxham-Messrs Bryan, Coulter Gas.
kins, Johnson, McKnne, Neel, Stevens Tolbert
For Finley-Messrs Burnam, Walker, Jr,
and Williams
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Jones and Mallory
o
For E. c. Love-Mr Stockholm
For Goodrich-Messrs Chandler, Cole Martin
and McMunay-
The roll of the House being called, the vote
For spear-Messrs. Thomas Washington and
Willie-3.
For Hicks-Mr Shuler-1
For Finley-Mr Chapman
For McWhorter-Mr. McKinnon-1.
For Bloxham-Messrs Belcher, Bitch of
Alachua, Bitch of Levy, Brown Clark, Craw
ford, Drake, Duncan of Hamilton Dyal, Farnell,
Floyd, Gamer, Hall, johnson, Jones, Lamar,
Matchett, Nee Pelot, Perpall, Robinson, Strom,
Tompkins, Upchurch and Walker-25
For Perry-Messrs Baskib, Campbell Crom-
we'll, Douglass, Goodbread, Haven, Hicks, Johns
Kelly, Latham, Lightsey. Mcclellan, Mason,
Newlan, Peoples, POoser, Rourke, Saxon, Spear,
Tippin, Umstead, Waring, Wilson and Woods
For Goodrich-Messrs. j. II. Anderson, g.
Anderson, Bielby, Carleton, Carr, Davidson of
Escambia, Frazier, Gibbs, Hind, Mitchell, Shaw
ers and Snead-12.
Mr. Davidson, of Dade, was excused on his
own motion
The President declared that no person had
received majority of the votes cast, and there
was no election.
Mr. Tolbert moved that the Joint Session ad-
journ until 10 o'clock Tomorrow agreed to-
TWENTY MINUTES PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Senate resumed its session
The President in the chair
quorum present.
Mr.. Mann, by permission, introduced Joint
Resolution in relation to settlement and sale of
lands reserved for railways and canals.
Mr.. Walker, Jr, moved that 200 copies be
printed agreed to.
Mr. Mann introduced Joint Resolution in re-
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